Levin Capital Strategies L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX – Free Report) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 5,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $966,000.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA purchased a new stake in RTX in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. bought a new position in shares of RTX during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Access Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of RTX during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. boosted its holdings in RTX by 57.4% in the third quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clayton Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in RTX in the third quarter valued at $36,000. 86.50% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
More RTX News
Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Raytheon (an RTX business) won an Air Force Research Laboratory contract to develop domestic production of thin‑film lithium niobate (TFLN) wafers — a critical material for high-speed secure communications and advanced sensing. This supports on‑shoring, strengthens Raytheon’s tech pipeline for defense/commercial programs and reduces foreign supply risks that investors care about. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Collins Aerospace (an RTX business) was named a finalist for a Crystal Cabin Award for its SkyNook suite — a product recognition that can support commercial aerospace branding and potential OEM/customer interest in cabin innovations. This is a modest but positive commercial aerospace signal. Read More.
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst attention: Zacks highlighted RTX among top analyst picks following strong earnings beats and backlog strength, reinforcing buy-side interest driven by defense backlog, cloud/AI demand tailwinds and recent results. Positive analyst coverage can support multiple expansion and buying momentum. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: RTX management presented at Citi’s Global Industrial Tech & Mobility conference — investor takeaways depend on any new commentary about guidance, margins, backlog and M&A integration; transcripts allow traders to re‑price expectations but no single headline move noted here. Read More.
- Neutral Sentiment: Many tech headlines in the feed cover consumer GPU reviews, pricing and deal stories (NVIDIA “RTX” GPUs, RTX 50xx/40xx/30xx etc.), which are largely about PC/gaming markets and NVIDIA product cycles — these are peripheral to RTX Corporation’s aerospace & defense business and unlikely to drive its stock near-term. Example items: NZXT H2 Mini PC, MSI/NVIDIA RTX 5090 coverage, retail laptop deals. Read More. / Read More.
Insider Buying and Selling
RTX Stock Up 0.7%
RTX stock opened at $204.87 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $192.26 and a 200 day moving average of $174.66. The firm has a market cap of $274.99 billion, a PE ratio of 41.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.43. RTX Corporation has a twelve month low of $112.27 and a twelve month high of $206.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.
RTX (NYSE:RTX – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.47 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $24.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.65 billion. RTX had a return on equity of 13.08% and a net margin of 7.60%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.54 earnings per share. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.600-6.800 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that RTX Corporation will post 6.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.
RTX Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.68 per share. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. RTX’s payout ratio is currently 54.84%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have commented on RTX. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of RTX from $227.00 to $238.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $225.00 price objective on shares of RTX in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on RTX in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $210.00 target price on the stock. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating on shares of RTX in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, DZ Bank cut RTX from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $199.50.
RTX Profile
RTX (NYSE: RTX) is a U.S.-based aerospace and defense company that designs, manufactures and services advanced systems for commercial, military and governmental customers worldwide. The company was created through the 2020 combination of Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation and later adopted the RTX name, positioning itself as a diversified provider across the aerospace and defense value chain.
RTX’s operations span a broad set of capabilities. Its commercial aerospace businesses include Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines and Collins Aerospace systems, which supply propulsion, avionics, aerostructures, interiors and integrated aircraft systems.
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